Doliche Urban Excavations
The Asia Minor Research Center at the University of Münster has been studying the ancient city of Doliche in south-eastern Turkey since 2015
How did city life develop from antiquity to the Middle Ages?
Since 2015, an international team of scientists has been investigating the ancient city of Doliche in south-eastern Turkey. The aim of the work is to examine the ancient residential buildings and public areas of the city through targeted excavations and surveys, thereby gaining paradigmatic new insights into the urban development of the region in the Hellenistic-Roman period.
Project overview
Why Doliche?
Ideal conditions for researching the cultural milieu of a Hellenistic-Roman city in ancient northern Syria
Types of finds
Glass, inscriptions, ceramics, metal, coins, seal impressions and Stone Age finds
Focal points
Our focus is on the Roman city center and the early Christian basilica
Publications
Findings and documentation to read up on
Latest news
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Veranstaltung: Vortrag von Aleksandra Kubiak-Schneider
Am 22.05 um 16 Uhr c.t. spricht Aleksandra Kubiak-Schneider (University of Wrocław) in der Forschungsstelle Asia Minor zum Thema „Epigraphic Culture of Commagene“:
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Prof. Dr. Miguel John Versluys (Universität Leiden) erhält Humboldt-Forschungspreis
Ende des letzten Jahres wurde der renommierte klassische Archäologe Prof. Dr. Miguel John Versluys von der Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung mit dem Humboldt-Forschungspreis geehrt. Im…
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Eröffnung der neuen VR-Station
Am 21. November feierte die Forschungsstelle Asia Minor die Einweihung einer neuen VR-Station im Archäologischen Museum Münster. Mit dieser innovativen Technologie können Besucher*innen die frühchristliche…
300 years
v. BC the city of Doliche was founded ca.
>25 years
employees of the University of Münster conduct research there
>20.000
Finds are registered every year
>950
The city hill of Doliche, where excavations are being carried out, is several meters high
34° C
the average temperature during the excavation work is
Context and progress of the project
Excavation campaigns of the Doliche Urban Excavations
Since 2015, an interdisciplinary team of researchers has been traveling to the historic city area of Doliche every year for excavations.
Predecessor project to the Sanctuary of Iuppiter Dolichenus 2001-2014
From 2010 to 2014, a research project investigated the sanctuary of Iuppiter Dolichenus on Dülük Baba Tepesi, a mountain not far from the city of Doliche.
The Commagene landscape
The historic city of Doliche is embedded in the landscape of Commagene. It stretches between the Taurus Mountains and the Euphrates and is the subject of research at the Asia Minor Research Center at the University of Münster.
